Thousands line up for free dental care in St. Louis

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Update: More than 1,600 people took advantage of he free dental care, with 412 cleanings, 903 fillings and 2,249 extractions for people unable to afford dental care.

(KPLR)- A huge line snaked around the outside of Chaifetz Arena in Midtown Saturday morning. The crowd is looking for help and they are finding it from a group of dentists.

The Missouri Mission of Mercy (MOMOM) event is a large scale dental clinic to provide free oral healthcare to patients of all ages who cannot otherwise afford it. About a million dollars’ worth of dental care is being given out for free. More than a thousand volunteers, dentists, hygenists, techs, and the like, are providing whatever the people need.

The free clinic began on Friday.

The Missouri Dental Association say the demand for this, the lines of people showing up, are all the proof you need that there is a dental crisis in Missouri.